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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 10:58:43 AM
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| DIL told my dh and I that she was walking near their home and saw some berries that she used to eat when she lived in Kentucky and she was thrilled because she didn't know they grew out here. When she described them, we all thought she had gone cuckoo. She said it was a berry TREE, and that they were cone shaped berries, like a blackberry, and very good to eat. DS, Dh and I all looked at each other and thought - oh she's finally lost it - a berry tree. DH asked her if maybe a berry vine had grown up into a tree and that's what she was seeing, but no, she insisted it was a tree. Well, we had to go see that. So we got into the car and drove over there and lo and behold, there was a berry tree. DH said the leaves looked like cascara, but it had berries on it. DIL went up to the house and asked about it, and the lady was very nice and said it was a Mulberry tree. Never heard of it - I've heard of Here we go round the Mulberry BUSH, but never tree. DIL asked if she could pick some, and she must have had a really excited look on her face because the lady said "OK, but don't get carried away!" Any of you know of such a tree? |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 11:06:12 AM
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I remember as a kid there was a mulberry down the road from my grandma's house and we were SOOOO amazed by it. I have always wanted one..and have seen ONE growing here in town. Maybe I will put one in my yard. They get really big
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Linda K. Miller
Farmgirl in Training
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Linda
Dunnville
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 2:15:58 PM
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Girls, we came from the central san juaquin valley, in california and Mulberry trees are everywhere. We even had one in the backyard when we purchased our home, but had to have it removed because they are very, very messy, when the fruit drops from them onto the ground. Made a terrible mess with the pool and was planted right at the fence so as it grew it was pushing the fence. We have not seen any here in Casey county, do they grow well in Kentucky?? The fruit is wonderful to eat. There is also a fruitless Mulberry tree, one of which my parents planted in their front yard when they built a house. It grew into the most picture perfect tree you could ever ask for. Everyone always wanted to just sit outside under it and visit when they came to the house. Some folks trim their Mulberry trees back every year to control the shape and size.
Justmama from Amish Kentucky |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 3:34:34 PM
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we had them where i grew up too. they do make a mess but they're good.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 3:45:56 PM
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| Yeah, I noticed the ground underneath the tree was purple with dropped berries. |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 4:37:05 PM
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Hey Sherri,
I have heard that they are really good,
but never eatin any. Tell me what they
taste like....
Carol Sue
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 5:18:53 PM
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| They kind of taste like raspberries, but I like raspberries better! (Especially in the form of jam, on top of Gary's biscuits.) |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 6:37:24 PM
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We have a huge Mulberry tree growing in our back yard. My husband absolutely loves the berries. Unfortunately, so do the birds. They make quite a mess on our deck. Mulberry trees are not considered a good thing by landscapers though. They are aggressive about the soil around them & can easily kill other trees off. The seeds of the tree get distributed by the birds. Ours is by itself, so we let it be.
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 9:30:49 PM
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Oh Miss Sherri,
One of these days I will get some biscuits to you. I even tried calling him tonight, his phone is on the blink. Darn it. One of these days when you least expect it......
Hey can you freeze mulberries to make jam later. I would love to try some.
Carol Sue
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2007 : 10:31:30 PM
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| I don't see why you couldn't freeze them - they seem just like any other berry, except they're up in a tree. |
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cabinmoose
True Blue Farmgirl
218 Posts
Lorna
Forest Hill
MD
USA
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Posted - Jul 31 2007 : 11:10:34 AM
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I had two of these in my old yard. We were on vacation and lightening struck one of them and it fell on the house.....two weeks after we put on new siding and gutters.....:(
Then the other one never got berries again after that. It was sad.....
Lorna
Forest Hill, MD
“I laugh, I love, I hope, I try, I hurt, I need, I fear, I cry.
And I know you do the same things too, So we're really
not that different, me and you.” ~Colin Raye |
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